A Study of the Interaction Between Computer- Related Factors and Anxiety in a Computerized Testing Situation (A Case Study of National Open University, Nigeria)

ABSTRACT Computerized testing is becoming popular even in many developing countries like Nigeria. The level of anxiety in a computerized testing situation tends to affect candidates’ performance. Studies that investigated factors affecting anxiety in a computerized testing situation appear to be scarce. This study therefore investigated the interaction between some students-related factors (age, gender, year of study, ownership of computer, computer anxiety and computer experience) and test anxiety in a computerized testing situation. The study adopted a correlation design with test anxiety in a computerized testing situation as dependent variable while the student related factors constituted independent variables. Three scales namely: Test Anxiety Scale (r = 0.84), Computer Anxiety Scale (r = 0.84) and Computer Experience Scale (r = 0.81) were used as instruments for data collection. Data collected were analysed using Frequency, Percentages, Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) coefficient and Multiple Regression analysis. The results of the analysis showed that those with higher computer experience had significant contributions to the variation in test anxiety in a computerized testing situation. Students should therefore be encouraged to have their own computers and use them often in order to reduce test anxiety in a computerized testing situation. Original Source URL : http://airccse.org/journal/ijite/papers/3114ijite03.pdf For more details : http://airccse.org/journal/ijite/vol3.htm